In 2019, Ford said he was proud of his decision to tear up hundreds of renewable energy contracts, which ended up costing Ontario taxpayers more than $230 million. If you've seen windmills sitting idle for the past 5 years, now you know why. But with natural gas costs rising, Ford has flip-flopped, and now his government is pushing for new wind and solar projects. Too bad we wasted 5 years.

#OntarioElection2025 #ONpoli #WindPower
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-wind-power-green-energy-doug-ford-electricity-1.7297217

CBCWhy Doug Ford's government is shifting direction on wind power — 6 years after scrapping projects | CBC NewsOntario Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government is poised to oversee the biggest expansion of green energy that the province has seen in nearly a decade.

**Tina M Casey** @Casey@mastodon.green · Feb 4

Feb 4

Tina M Casey @Casey@mastodon.green

New refinery will extract lithium for EV batteries from oil and gas drilling brine

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/03/renewable-energy-lures-new-lithium-venture-to-deep-red-state/

CleanTechnica · Feb 3Renewable Energy Lures Lithium Producer To Deep Red StateThe lithium producer Stardust Power deploys renewable energy to set up shop in Oklahoma...if it survives the Trump chopping block, that is.

#evs #evbattery #lithiumbattery

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Jan 23

Jan 23

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

As Trump Dumps Clean Energy, Fossil Fuels Lose Their Grip On Europe https://www.byteseu.com/678419/ #CleanEnergy #DonaldTrump #Energy #EnergyInfrastructure #GreenTechnology #Innovation #investment #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #WindPower

**Tina M Casey** @Casey@mastodon.green · Jan 10

Jan 10

Tina M Casey @Casey@mastodon.green

Big potential in US small wind market for farmers and ranchers

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/08/avoiding-collateral-damage-from-trumps-war-on-wind-small-wind-turbine-edition/

CleanTechnica · Jan 8Small Wind Turbine Stakeholders Meet Trump War Against WindSmall wind turbines are poised to hit mainstream rural markets, after years of playing second fiddle to utility-scale turbines.

#wind #windpower #windenergy

**Tina M Casey** @Casey@mastodon.green · Dec 8, 2024

**Tina M Casey** @Casey@mastodon.green · Dec 5, 2024

Dec 5, 2024

Tina M Casey @Casey@mastodon.green

Flow batteries to lithium-ion: hold my beer

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/04/a-flow-battery-stealth-attack-is-coming-for-your-fossil-fuels/

CleanTechnica · Dec 5, 2024A Flow Battery Stealth Attack Is Coming For Your Fossil FuelsFive electric cooperatives in the US will each host a new long-duration vanadium flow battery from the UK firm Invinity.

#flowbattery #flowbatteries #vanadium

**Power Mix Ticker Germany** @powermixticker@mastodon.social · Nov 28, 2024

Nov 28, 2024

Power Mix Ticker Germany @powermixticker@mastodon.social

Renewable power share in #germany
27th of November 2024: 59%
Last 90 days average: 58%

#solar #solarpower #photovoltaik

**Kees van der Leun** @Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy · Nov 26, 2024

Nov 26, 2024

Kees van der Leun @Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy

This is great! The Greek islands were always one of the best places in Europe to operate wind and solar, but there were strong forces behind continued use of diesel for electricity generation.
#renewables #windpower #solar
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/25/greece-eu-set-up-e1-6-billion-fund-for-island-decarbonization/

pv magazine InternationalGreece, EU set up €1.6 billion fund for island decarbonizationThe Greek government, the European Commission, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have launched the Islands Decarbonisation Fund. They have initially secured €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) to finance decarbonization projects across the Greek islands.